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Interested in Requesting a Roommate?

Incoming Students do not need to request a roommate, but if interested, the Office of Residence Life will work to grant Roommate Requests. Please be aware, the Office of Residence Life offers students the opportunity to request roommates and request buildings, but will only honor one of these requests. If you have multiple types of requests on file, the Residence Life Office will honor all Roommate Requests over Building Requests.

Please Note:

For incoming first year freshmen, all honored Roommate Requests will be placed in Brubacher Hall

Students can begin the Roommate Request process after 10:00 a.m. on the business day following submission of the Online Application. This allows the Office of Residence Life time to process the application so that eligible students can begin requesting roommates.

How Do I Request a Roommate through MyHousing?

Step 1 - Logging into MyHousing to Request a Roommate

In order to request a roommate, students will need to start the process by logging into “MyHousing”. In order to log into MyHousing, please follow these steps:

Use your Saint Rose ID Number as your username and your birthdate (in the format mm-dd-yy).

Select the Student & Financial Aid link.

Select the MyStudentHousing link.

Once there, click on the “Login” button under the “MyHousing” section to see the “MyHousing Overview”.

Step 2 - Requesting a Student

Once you have accessed the My Housing system, you will be able to request a roommate. In order to request a roommate, click on the “Room Selection >>” option in the left navigation bar of the MyHousing Overview, then select “Roommate Selection” as shown in the subsequent pop-up menu. An image of the MyHousing Overview, with Roommate Selection highlighted can be seen below:

After clicking this link, you will be sent to the Roommate Requests page. Using this screen, you can search for your desired future roommate using any of the criteria shown below; you do not need to search using all the criteria, only one field is necessary. We suggest you verify your desired roommate’s information after finding them using this search.All student information has been inputted into the MyHousing system, and will assist you with finding the correct student, but please be sure you are requesting the appropriate student. Once you have inputted your information, please click “Request Student as Roommate”.

If you receive a message that “No matching students were found”, it may indicate one of the following:

You misspelled information in the selection field

The student is not eligible for a roommate request at this time

The student is of the opposite gender

See the following image for an example of the requests screen:

Step 2 - Confirming Roommate Requests

Once you have requested your desired roommate, you will need to wait until your desired future roommate “confirms” your roommate request. Until your desired roommate confirms the request, you will see a “DOES NOT MATCH” indicator, in red font, listed in the status area in your “Future Roommate Requests” information.

Students who have statuses of “Not Eligible” are unavailable to be selected as roommates and are unable to participate in roommate requests. We suggest any students with “Not Eligible” statuses contact the Residence Life Office.

Information on “Unmatched Roommates” will also help explain why certain statuses are being displayed.

Currently shown below are two screens: the first screen shows a student who has requested a roommate who is awaiting confirmation of a request. The second screen shows a roommate request that is pending, awaiting a student to select to “Decline” or “Confirm” the request.

Roommate Request Confirmed ( Shown to Right)

Roommate Request Pending (Shown on Left)

Once a roommate request has been confirmed, your roommate request/information will be shown in the “My Future Roommate Requests” section of the MyHousing Overview. Please make sure that your roommate requests stay up to date, as you will be able to add and subtract roommates until the end of the Roommate Request Process.All Roommate Requests must be completed by Sunday, July 20, 2014 at 11:59 p.m. in order to be considered.

Important Things to Remember about Requesting Roommates!

All First Year Freshman Roommate Requests will be placed in Brubacher Hall.

It is absolutely required that all roommate requests be mutual/confirmed!!

If your roommate request is not completed and mutual/confirmed by Sunday, July 21st, 2013 at 11:59 p.m., your request will not be considered during housing assignments!

You can add and subtract roommates throughout the process; please remember to inform any student who you are dropping out of your roommate request.

If you have a Roommate Request on file and a building request on file, the Residence Life Office will honor the Roommate Request over the Building Request.

Looking for More Information on Requesting Roommates?

If you are looking for more specific information on how to complete the Occupancy Agreement/Online Application, how to Select Your Meal Plan or how to Request Roommates, please click here to download our digital manual for a step-by-step guide to each of these processes.

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